Wordiyodowry
🇬🇧 UK/'dauәri/🇺🇸 US
GREB2
Definitions
n.
Property or money brought by a bride's family to her husband at marriage.
嫁妆，陪嫁
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishdowryother
=dowry
Common Collocations
- 1.dowry system嫁妆制度
- 2.bring a dowry带嫁妆
Example Sentences
- 1.
In traditional cultures, the bride's family prepared an elaborate dowry to secure her marriage.
- 2.
The dowry included jewelry, furniture, and land as a means to establish the new household.